resistance
31resistance — noun 1 trying to stop sth ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, great, massive, stiff, strong, substantial ▪ determined, fierce, heroic …
32resistance — re|sist|ance W3S2 [rıˈzıstəns] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(against change)¦ 2¦(fighting)¦ 3¦(against infection/illness)¦ 4 wind/air/water resistance 5¦(electricity)¦ 6 the resistance 7 the line/path of least resistance ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(AGAINST CHANGE)¦ …
33Resistance — Movement. The political and military resistance to Fascism and to the Nazi occupying forces that took place in Italy after September 1943 understandably featured prominently in many of the films of the immediate postwar period, beginning with… …
34Resistance — Movement. The political and military resistance to Fascism and to the Nazi occupying forces that took place in Italy after September 1943 understandably featured prominently in many of the films of the immediate postwar period, beginning with… …
35resistance — [[t]rɪzɪ̱stəns[/t]] ♦♦♦ resistances 1) N UNCOUNT: oft N to n Resistance to something such as a change or a new idea is a refusal to accept it. The US wants big cuts in European agricultural export subsidies, but this is meeting resistance. 2) N… …
36resistance — n. 1) to offer, put up resistance 2) to break down, crush, overcome, overpower, put down, smash, wear down resistance 3) determined, fierce, stiff, strong, stubborn, valiant resistance 4) armed; non violent, passive; spotty; weak resistance 5)… …
37resistance — /rI zIstFns/ noun 1 AGAINST CHANGE (singular, uncountable) a refusal to accept new ideas or changes: When you introduced computerized billing, was there much resistance from consumers? (+ to): There has been a lot of resistance to this new law. 2 …
38resistance — [1] An opposing force. [2] A measure of a conductor s ability to retard the flow of electricity. [3] An opposition to flow or movement; a coefficient of friction. See air resistance corrosion resistance fatigue resistance impact resistance test… …
39resistance — Synonyms and related words: Charley, VC, Vietcong, acquired immunity, active immunity, alienation, antagonism, antibody, antigen, antipathy, arrest, arrestation, arrestment, artificial immunity, autism, autistic thinking, averseness, aversion,… …
40resistance — re|sis|tance [ rı zıstəns ] noun *** ▸ 1 not being affected ▸ 2 refusal of something new ▸ 3 opposition to someone/something ▸ 4 force slowing something moving ▸ 5 stopping electric flow ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) singular or uncount resistance to the… …
